• Employer Not Liable For Obscene Call By Coworker
• Take-Out Food Containers Exempt From Sales/Use Tax
• Noncompete Income Not Taxable In Massachusetts
• Penalty For Violating Lease Exclusive Even Without Fault
• Internet Domain Name Registration Challenges

[Nov '97] includes:

• Attorney Conflict Of Interest After Sale Of Corporation
• Agreements In Employment Handbooks May Be Invalid
• Lessee Entitled To Interest On Security Deposit
• Customs Law Pointers

[Oct '97] includes:

• Protecting Intellectual Property On The World Wide Web
• Same-Sex Harassment By Heterosexual Supervisor
• Rescission Damages Not Doubled Under Chapter 93A
• England's New Arbitration Act

[Sep '97] includes:

• Conversion Into S Corporation May Be Taxed As Liquidation
• Dentist Liable Under ADA For Not Treating Patient With HIV
• Employees Can Bring Parallel Harassment Claims
• Workplace Alternative Dispute Resolution Programs

[Aug '97] includes:

• Loss Or Destruction Of Personnel File
• False Harassment Claim Gives Rise To Defamation Action
• Domain Names Can Infringe Trademarks
• ADEA Settlement Developments

[Jul '97] includes:

• Workers Can't Sue Employer For FICA Taxes
• SEC Shortens Holding Period For Some Securities
• Burden Of Proof In Age Discrimination Cases
• Managed Care Agreements

[Jun '97] includes:

• Employee Manuals May Be Employment Contracts
• Tax Consequences Of Converting A Partnership To An LLC
• Classification Of Chemical As Hazardous Left To EPA
• Court Defines "Employer" For Title VII

[May '97] includes:

• Punitive Damages Recoverable In Arbitration
• IRS Agrees To Decision Allowing Employment Tax Deduction
• Dental Offices Ruled Places Of Public Accommodation
• Psychological Illness & The Americans With Disabilities Act

[Apr '97] includes:

• MCAD Emotional Distress Awards Increase Dramatically
• Prior Release Bars Claim For Environmental Costs
• Age Discrimination Law Expanded By Supreme Court
• Keeping Your Corporate Protection Alive & Well

[Mar '97] includes:

• Employee Privacy & E-Mail
• New Standard Affects Office Building Space Measurement
• No 93A Liability Where Conduct Was Outside Massachusetts
• Internet Use Policy

[Feb '97] includes:

• Assessment Illegal Without Determining Unreported Tip
• Employer Only Assessment Of FICA On Tips Illegal
• IRS Settlement Program For Worker Classification Disputes
• EEC Trademarks

[Jan '97] includes:

• Fair Housing Amendments Act Creates Landlord Duty
• Discrimination Awards Reduced By "Collateral Sources"
• Forced Arbitration Of Employment Discrimination Disputes
• Website Agreements

[Dec '96] includes:

• Uniform Commercial Code Governs Software Contract
• Hazardous Waste Recovery Action - Corporate Successor
• All Shareholders Must Sign Subchapter S Election
• Bulk EMAIL On The Internet

[Nov '96] includes:

• Professional Exemption Under FLSA Narrowly Construed
• Defective Power Of Attorney In Estate Plan
• Age Discrimination Law Now Applies To Apprenticeships
• New Sexual Harassment Poster & Policy

[Oct '96] includes:

• Partnership Tenant Conversion to Limited Liability Company
• Requirements for Charitable Donations Over $250
• Punitive Damages Awarded for Failure to Delead Premises
• New Tax & Minimum Wage Law Described

[Sep '96] includes:

• Some Subchapter S Distributions are not "Dividends"
• Commercial Driver Hearing Requirement Upheld
• Exporters and Shippers may Receive Refund
• New Massachusetts Sexual Harassment Law

[Aug '96] includes:

• Employer Questions as Invasion of Privacy
• Director Liable for Corporation's Employment Taxes
• Drunken Employee Sues under ADA
• No Charitable Immunity Cap for Discrimination

[Jul '96] includes:

• Intoxicated Employees not Protected by ADA
• Attachment of Tax Lien before Notice and Hearing Allowed
• Age Discrimination Waiver not Effective

[Jun '96] includes:

• Firing of Shareholder/Employee without Cause
• Jury Trials Available for Disability Discrimination Claims
• Waiving the NOL Carryback under IRS Rules

[May '96] includes:

• Breaching Implied Warranty Violates Chapter 93A
• Prior Tenent not Liable for Contamination
• MCAD should Give Weight to Arbitrator's Findings
• Overtime Exemptions Tightening

[Apr '96] includes:

• New Property Transfer Lead Paint Notification Form
• Employer Wins Discrimination Case by Increasing Pension
• "Web-Wrap" Agreements may not Protect Rights
• §125 Plan Benefits

[Mar '96] includes:

• Limitations of Remedies Contract Provision Ineffective
• No Known Policy Violation of Deny Unemployment Benefits
• Unpaid Loans to Shareholder
• Set Favorable Guidelines to Increase Renewal Rents

[Feb '96] includes:

• Internal Whistle-Blowing Exception to At-Will Employment
• Environmental Liabilities Transferred in an Exchange
• President Liable for Penalty Despite Bank's Control

[Jan '96] includes:

• IRS Ruling Makes Cafeteria Plans Attractive
• Interest & Attorney Fees in Discrimination Cases
• Asbestos Revival Statute Applies to Installers
• IRS Rules on Effect of FMLA on COBRA
• Employee Complaints & Software Exports

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